Wednesday, September 26, 2012

I just liked the colors of all these objects. The yellow demitasse cup, the green apple and the orange background (with some turquoise peeking through!). It is part of the "visual diary" part of my small paintings, to paint things just because.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Wow, the tomato growers around here (Hood River Oregon) have outdone themselves. These are the best, most colorful tomatoes I have ever eaten. I had to paint them quickly before I ate them all. They are so beautiful. Every color and shape you can imagine - purple, red, orange, lemon yellow, heart shaped, round, tiny ovals…

Friday, September 21, 2012

A quote from Harvey Penick - "Just let it happen. Don’t try and hit the ball far. Instead develop a feeling that the ball is going to go a long way without your really trying. And sure enough, it will. I call it The Feeling of Far."

It could apply to painting!
I'm not a golfer, but I went plein air painting today with a Portland group of painters, to Heron Lakes Golf Course (to paint). What a pretty, tranquil place to paint.

Friday, September 14, 2012

Colorful bee boxes in the orchard at Sakura Ridge Bed and Breakfast in Hood River. This is one of the small 6"x6" paintings I did at the Pacific Northwest Plein Air competition. It was a very windy day, and very challenging to paint outside, but I stuck it out.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

This painting is one of the group that is in the Pacific Northwest Plein Air Competition. It got left off of yesterday's post, because I lost the digital file, and had to go back and re-photograph the painting at the gallery today! So here it is...

If you are interested, it is available at the Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR 541-387-8877.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

I am so pleased to have won second place at the Pacific NW Plein Air Competition. I have 5 paintings in the show, from various beautiful locations in the Columbia Gorge. If you are interested in the other paintings I have in the show (they are all framed the same), contact Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR 97031 541-387-8877.

I went out to the Deschutes River today, and I got two paintings out of this session at the river. I wore my cowgirl boots, because there really are rattlesnakes at this desert river site. I don't know if this is rattlesnake time of year, but one can't be too careful… Anyway, there was a beautiful handmade boat (Lamiglas Fish With Confidence) pulled up on the edge of the river in the sand, so I could not resist painting it - as quickly as I could, because you never know when the owners will come back and want to take their boat out fishing! So I got the painting below, finished just in time. The owner was very kind to give me about 5 more minutes to finish the painting. Love the boat, and how the painting turned out too!

Fish With Confidence

8"x8" :: oil on panel :: "Fish With Confidence"

This painting will be in the Pacific NW Plein Air Competition, at the Columbia Center for the Arts, in Hood River, OR, which opens on Friday Sept 7.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

The River Series continues… Where do I start? so much to tell…
I am in the middle of the PNW Plein Air Annual Event, we are painting a different place for 5 days, today was Day Two. I am having so much fun, painting with new and old friends, 36 painters from all over the US. I made this painting, a 6x6in in addition, I made an 8x8in painting of this river for the show, which will open on Friday Sept 7, preview is 4-6pm, and the public reception is 6-8pm. All are welcome to come see the show at the Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR.

3 Resources for Current and Predicted Wind in The Columbia River Gorge

About Me

My visual diary. I love doing small daily oil paintings. They have an immediate freshness about them. Whatever you are thinking about that day goes into them, almost like a visual diary. About oil paint - I love the creamy color and intense luscious look of oil paint, making brushstrokes that bring out that quality in the paint. I try new ideas, colors, and subject matter. It is very freeing to be able to paint something and get it out very quickly.

I have studied with several well known instructors including David Leffel, Tony Ryder, Kenn Backhaus, Randal Sexton among others. I continue to be influenced by the five years I spent living and working in Mexico and South America. I visited sites around Mexico City such as the Museo de Bellas Artes to see the work of famous muralists, such as José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros and study their work. I am now influenced by my current home in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

You can find my larger paintings at The Columbia Center for the Arts inHood River, OR, and Sustain Interiors in Hood River, and online. If you would like to see more work, just ask me!

About my Paintings

Each original oil painting is made to archival standards using only the best, most permanent and lightfast oil colors on cotton or linen canvas or panels. Drying time varies but you can expect your painting to be shipped in one to two weeks after it is completed. Your purchase will arrive unframed and ready to display.